
Stop #1: The Piave Crossing
Unlike their previous success at Caporetto, the Austro-Hungarians opted to go for an all-out frontal attack at various points of the front line, most of which followed the river Piave. One of these locations was the bank at the north-east point of the Montello hill, where small landmasses in the river could provide cover from enemy fire and make for a saver crossing. However, the Italians did bolster their defenses along the river in anticipation of an attack. Likely having realized this would be a good point for the Austro-Hungarians to cross, various bunkers were constructed here.


In-game
The crossing of the river is the starting position of the Austro-Hungarians in-game. In order to get to the first objective on Montello, they'll need to push past these bunkers. Thank to Montello, there's quite a large elevation difference however, making it difficult to climb up to the bunkers and slowing the attackers down massively.


Up next
We leave the bunkers and properly start the tour by heading south, following the route of the Austro-Hungarian assault. Our next stop is the Monumento Ragazzi del '99 Santa Croce del Montello. See you there next week!
Visit Montello!
The Montello Cycling Tour is a collaboration with local organizations. We'd like to thank them for helping us out with information about the region, the history and photos they provided. If you're interested in visiting the area, please check them out and tell them we sent you!
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For bike renting and a historic tour with possibility for a meal.
Bike Rental Montellohttps://aglizattieri.com/ |
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Looking for your next holiday destination?
Visit Prosecco Hillshttps://visitproseccohills.it/en |
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Want to learn more about WW1 and the history of the area?
Museo della Battaglia di Vittorio VenetoLocation on Google Maps |
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